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Support measures with insurance on anvil for exporters to deal with West Asia crisis
These measures may be announced in areas such as insurance.The...
IRDAI reconstitutes Insurance Advisory Committee
The IAC advises the Irdai on framing regulations, protecting...
Huge fire closes UK’s Heathrow Airport, global flight schedules disrupted
"To maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will be closed until 23h59 on 21 March," Heathrow Airport said in a post on X, adding that passengers were advised not to travel to the airport. According to flight tracking website FlightRadar24, at...
Germany’s Munich Re to buy $2.6 billion Next Insurance
Ergo, the primary insurance business of reinsurer Munich Re, will become the sole owner of Next, which is focused on insuring U.S. small businesses FRANKFURT: Munich Re is buying the 71% of Next Insurance that it doesn't already own, strengthening its foothold in the...
Universal Sompo launches vision insurance plan
Universal Sompo General Insurance on Thursday launched a vision insurance plan under its Group Health Insurance product. The wellness benefits under the Vision Insurance Plan are powered by VisionSure, which integrates technology with various service providers to...
Allianz and Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Financial may have reached initial deal for 2 Indian insurance JVs
The move comes as the German insurer agreed earlier this week to sell its stake in joint ventures with Bajaj Finserv Ltd. Both Jio and Allianz are in the process of finalizing the ownership structure, said the people who asked not to be identified as the matter is...
UK’s Prudential forms JV with IT major HCL for Health Insurance foray in India
Anil Wadhwani, Chief Executive Officer, Prudential plc The health insurance JV will be led by Amar Joshi (CEO designate), subject to regulatory approval `` Transforming access to healthcare and increasing insurance penetration are strategic priorities for Prudential...
Need safeguard measures before raising FDI limit to 100 pc in insurance: Par Panel
Bhartruhari Mahtab,chairman, Standing Committee on Finance The Committee would like to emphasise the need for some safeguard measures to be in place to counter concerns like profit repatriation i.e. foreign investors sending earnings back to home countries rather than...
Red Sea insurance rates to stay firm as US airstrikes raise fears for ships
War risk premiums briefly eased to around 0.5% of the value of a ship after the January announcement from over 0.7% in December, before moving higher in February to 0.7% for some voyage rates. For some U.S. and UK linked ships, rates were quoted up to 2% in recent...
Home Insurance- Gaining Momentum in India’s Real Estate Market
Insurers are increasingly introducing innovative, customer-centric solutions to meet evolving consumer needs. For example, ‘pay-as-you-use’ home insurance allows coverage for specific periods, such as 10 days when homeowners are away on a trip, this can also be...
Yokahu launches first independent Parametric Exchange to transform disaster risk finance
The platform enables real-time risk assessment, pricing, and seamless capacity allocation, broadening the ability of parametric (re)insurance to play a vital role in climate resilience and disaster preparedness London: Yokahu, a leading innovator in parametric...
Direct insurers to send motor claim compensation to claimants bank accounts, SC to courts and tribunals
"The general practice followed by the insurance companies, where the compensation is not disputed, is to deposit the same before the tribunal. Instead of following that process, a direction can always be issued to transfer the amount into the bank account(s) of the...